5 ahead chicken bake Recipes

cubed cooked chicken, chopped celery, hard-cooked eggs, sliced, condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted, mayonnaise, lemon juice, pimientos , optional, chopped onion, shredded cheddar cheese, chow mein noodles, almonds, toasted

red potatoes (key ingredient for this, as they are much moister than russets), each wrapped in foil and baked until done (400 degrees for about 1 hour, just until soft when gently squeezed). when done, remove from foil and let them set out to cool down enough to handle, or make them ahead of time and keep in refrigerator (once cooled) until ready to use., smoked ham, cubed into bite size pieces (ask the deli to slice a 3/4 slice of smoked ham if you don tsp have any ham leftovers to use - be sure to use smoked, not honey, ham), tb butter, tb flour, teapsoon garlic powder (don tsp use garlic salt since there s plenty of salt in the ham and butter - you can mince a couple fresh garlic cloves, if you prefer), crazy mixed-up salt (about 1 tsp), pepper (about 1/2 tsp), half-and-half (gives you a richer sauce than milk), grated gruyere cheese, grated velvetta cheese, some thin butter slivers for topping

macintosh apples, peeled and cored, unsalted butter, divided, chopped fresh herb mix (recommended : a blend of sage, thyme, and rosemary), salt and freshly ground black pepper, disks pre-made pie dough , each 6-inches in diameter, grated extra-sharp cheddar cheese, divided, fresh fennel, thinly sliced, boned quail , breast bones removed, red wine, dried blueberries, vegetable oil, chicken stock, note : the croustade can be assembled up to a day ahead and baked to serving. the quail can be marinated for up to 12 hours prior to cooking.

crab and shrimp chowder, thanks bizzare foods, sweet red pepper, diced, stalks celery, diced, baking potatoes, unpeeled and diced, raw chopped shrimp, fresh crab meat, corn kernels, unsalted butter, qt chicken stock (i think they use some crab/shrimp stock also, but go ahead and experiment)